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Irelia vs Lucian

How to Beat Lucian as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Lucian as Irelia

based on 6,341 Irelia vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
6.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Lucian as Irelia came out of an evaluation of 6341 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Irelia fights Lucian in only 6.2% of her matches.

Irelia vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Irelia does a decent job of countering Lucian. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Irelia vs Lucian matches, Irelia’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Lucian.

Best Irelia vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTitanic HydraTerminusFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
>
Second ability for Irelia to level upw
>
Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Lucian

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

Advice to Win Against Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Irelia vs Lucian Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Lucian Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.6
6.9
< Deaths >
6.2
5
< Assists >
6.7
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
210
< Minions Killed >
184
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,081
< Physical Damage >
18,474
6,192
< Magic Damage >
2,670
732
< True Damage >
627
23,006
< Damage Dealt >
21,772
31,235
< Damage Taken >
20,829
12,943
< Gold Earned >
12,396
2.35
< Towers >
2.28
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
10,757
< Total Healing >
4,848
15,109
< Experience >
12,698
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
116
< Time Dealing CC >
39

How to Counter Lucian with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Irelia against Lucian matchup stats that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lucian..

Irelia typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Lucian. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Lucian

Who is Better, Irelia or Lucian?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Irelia usually wins when taking on Lucian, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes a good counter for Lucian.

While Irelia does have a higher win rate than Lucian, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Irelia into Lucian.

Furthermore, Irelia has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Lucian matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Irelia is a decent counter to Lucian. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Irelia against Lucian.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BardBard+ 54.1% 2868 GamesSingedSinged+ 54.1% 1444 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.3% 7222 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 54.9% 6229 Games

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Irelia, we analyzed 6,341 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Lucian as Irelia comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Irelia to counter Lucian during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Lucian. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Irelia versus Lucian build include Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Lucian than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Irelia had an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Lucian with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Lucian as Irelia, Irelia players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Irelia vs Lucian face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.4% winrate overall.

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